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Abstract editorial illustration accompanying the article: Who asks the SEC for records may signal where a stock is headed

Who asks the SEC for records may signal where a stock is headed

A study of Freedom of Information Act requests to the Securities and Exchange Commission finds that the type of requester is linked to different signals about a public company’s future stock returns. The analysis also finds evidence that institutional investors and short sellers trade on information obtained through these requests.

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